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Ferrari 488 GTB Launched ahead 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Ferrari 488 GTB Launch Event
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The Ferrari 488 GT has been rendered wearing different body styling and receiving one-off paintjobs and other design features, ahead its official debut. Now, the hot model is being spotted ahead the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.

That means that the Ferrari 488 GTB has been presented at a private launch event, the model being showcased and admired by a handful of important future customers, the Italian carmaker also revealing some pictures to prove the attendance.

Ferrari 488 GTB Launch Event
Ferrari 488 GTB Launch Event

To be a reminder, the Ferrari 488 GTB is the direct successor of the Ferrar 458 Italia and is coming with some important desing mods, as opposed to the already late 458 Italia. The model will be built in Maranello and will tweak some important body upgrades, which will make it standout from the crowd, once it will leave the Maranello plant.

Ferrari 488 GTB Launch Event
Ferrari 488 GTB Launch Event

Under the hood, the Ferrari 488 GTB will also get a new engine, meaning the 3.9-liter V8 unit, as opposed to the Italia`s 4.5-liter V8. The unit will now produce a massive 670 horsepower and 760 Nm of torque, enough for the hot supercar to spring from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3 seconds, topping 330 km/h. More details will be known next March, in Geneva.

Eduard Huma
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Eduard is one of Automotorblog's oldest car journalists. He works at a high school in Romania as an English teacher, and in his free time he likes to test cars and share the information with the readers of the automotive publication Automotorblog.

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